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James Brown Dinner by Alice Catherine Teeple (ketchup, pickles, french fries, bun, lettuce) Artist's Statement: The Godfather of Soul, as interpreted in burger and fries. The pickle grimace (HIMME NOW!) reflects James Brown's more-recent trials and tribulations, whilst the lettuce pompadour celebrates (BRIDGE!) the early dandyism of the Brown loved in the (HA! HA!) early 1960s. Although a touching salute to the long, funky career of James Brown, the acute realism depicted here tends to subtract from the abstraction desired in a "tribute." One almost wishes this portrait were not so photorealistic, for the untrained eye can only see the portrait of the man, instead of the emotional diaspora radiated by the essence of James Brown. Back to Gallery Listing |
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